Apple wants to make iPhone batteries easier to replace

The change would allow the battery of an iPhone to be removed by means of a small electric shock

Apple recently announced that, starting at the end of the year, iPhones will be more compatible with third-party batteries, showing their metrics, such as maximum capacity or charge cycles. In addition, it is also working on new technology with the aim of making iPhone batteries are more repairable.

As EU legislation looms, the bitten apple company is developing technology to make iPhone batteries more repairable. The technology in question is a “electrically induced adhesive debonding” for the battery.

Replacing an iPhone battery will be much easier

Currently, replacing the battery of an iPhone requires the use of tweezers to remove the battery, since it is fixed by adhesive strips. After removing the battery, you need a special machine to place the new at the location of the extraction.

As indicated by the specialized media The Informationwith the new technology the process would change completely. This technology would allow experts remove the battery from the chassis by administering a small shock of electricity to the battery thanks to a change of material.

This change would not be long in coming, since Apple plans to include it in some of the iPhone 16 series models which we will see next September. If the process is successful, the new battery technology will be expanded to the entire iPhone 17 series in 2025. A series that would not only bring this change, since an iPhone 17 Slim is expected to be very different from the others.

These kinds of changes are very good, but I think that Apple should also make other types of improvements to increase the autonomy of its iPhone. In general, it is fine for most users, but the truth is that, with use and the passage of time, it sometimes falls short, especially for those users who use it more intensively.

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